Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.6° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
86
71
73
97
137
156
147
259
424
434
498
687
805
784
660
642
542
419
425
443
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:27AM1.70m
8:51PM1.59m
9:23AM1.66m
9:47PM1.55m
10:19AM1.65m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.44m
3:02AM0.43m
3:38PM0.49m
3:54AM0.47m
4:30PM0.51m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
11
11
9
8
8
9
9
10
12
15
14
12
Feels °C
3
3
4
5
3
2
2
2
3
8
8
6
6
5
4
3
5
8
11
11
8
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